Chandahandi
Chandahandi is a town and Block in Nabarangpur District in Odisha State in India[1][2][3].
Chandahandi Panabeda | |
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town | |
  Chandahandi Location in Odisha, India  Chandahandi Chandahandi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19.8449215°N 82.4912886°E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Odisha |
| District | Nabarangpur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 61,076 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Odia |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 764077 |
| Telephone code | 06867 |
| Vehicle registration | OD 24 |
| Sex ratio | 49.7:50.3 ♂/♀ |
| Website | odisha |
Demographics
As of 2001 census,[4] the block had a total population of 61076, which constitutes of 30350 male and 30726 female. Total SC (Scheduled Caste) and ST (Scheduled Tribe) population was 6,479 and 20,276 respectively.[5] According to Census 2011, the block had a total of 73,953, which constitutes 36,460 males and 37,493 females across 87 census villages. There are about 9 villages with less than 200 population.
Spoken and written languages
Local languages are used for communication mainly by tribal people like Bhotra, Gond, Kandha, Paraja etc.Odia, Kosli, chhatishgari Hindi are also widely spoken in Chandahandi tehsil . Hindi is often used by Agrawals and Jains residing here. Odia and English are used for official purposes.
Transportation
Nearest railway stations: Jeypore 156 km, Koraput 180 km, Kesinga 110 km, Raipur 205 km, Bhawanipatna 75 km, Junagarh 56km
Nearest airports: [Jeypore 153 km] Visakhapatnam 370 km, Raipur Airport 212 km, Bhubaneswar 520 km.
Places
- Phooljhari Dam, Maa pendrani Temple, Lord Jagganath Temple, Bhainragumar (dense forest area) Rishijharan, Chittaghumar, Khuhudi Ghati (about 85% chandahandi seen from the ghati) Bagderna, Mandghumri, Khambeswari temple.
Services
The town has been expanded with fully functional government services, including Block office, a police station, post office, tahasil office, Agriculture Office, Hospital, Forest Office, Indian Gas Agency, two filling stations, fire station, Utkal Gramya bank and Bank Of Baroda. Cellular mobile service by BSNL and Airtel have been set up earlier, and recently Jio has started its Smart service
Economy
The main economical factor over which chandahandi stands is production of maize and paddy. Outskirts yield maize, and this town is the hub for the transportation of tonnes of maize in post-rain seasons. Other than maize, some forest products like Kendu Leaf, Sal Seed, and vegetables are being exported to outside. Being based mainly on agriculture, business relating to fertilizer, pesticides, garments and retail are conducted. Weekly markets (Hato) are organized in a nearby location on fixed weekdays, to share products within the area. chandahandi is one of the highest producer of maize crop in whole Odisha.
Schools
- Govt. M.E.School, Chandahandi
- Saraswati shishu mandir, Chandahandi
- Sevashrama Vidyalaya, Chandahandi
- T.R.W, Chandhahandi
- Panabeda High School, Chandahandi
Colleges
- Panabedha (Degree) Mahavidyalaya, Chandahandi
- Panabedha (Junior) Mahavidyalaya, Chandahandi
- Government (SSD) Higher Secondary School, Dhodipani
Art and Culture
As this place is happened to be a town of Nabarangpur District has an old tradition of Art and Culture, People of the tehsil perform folk dance like Geet Kudia, Ghumura, Banabadi, Madhia, Samparda, Sankirtann etc. Rath Jatra, Dusshera (Dasahara), Holi and Mahasivaratri all these Hindu festivals are celebrated together by the town people.
Festivals
- Mondei (Derived from Hindi word "Mondi" means "small market") is a local festival and is a huge celebration in this town and Nabarangpur District. Most people of the town as well as the district celebrates the festival by worshipping a common presiding deity. Generally this festival is celebrated after harvesting of crops. During the festival many entertainment programmes like plays, opera, melody and folk dances are performed whole night. To watch this large no. of men and women comes from all corner of the Nabarangpur district.
Holi, Dussehra, Ratha Yatra, Nua khai, Bol Bum, Kalasi etc. are among festivals that are celebrated here in the Chandahandi Tehsil.
References
- "Chandahandi Block Panchayat List ଓଡିଶା ଡାଟା ଡାଇରୀ". odissa.in. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Chandahandi Block NABARANGAPUR District Odisha orissa India". www.naveenpatnaik.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Govt. of Odisha:: Central Monitoring Mechanism for Right to Information [RTI CMM V-3.0]: Pages". rtiodisha.gov.in. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Odisha sampad Block level Gis Atlas
- "Census of India Website". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 25 January 2019.